Posts by Fatman

Re: PHB on the loose

Verizon has been infected with the C suite mentality that wireless is the only way to go for quite some time¹.

Perhaps they are right².

If that is truly the case, then would it be better to separate the wireline/FiOS service from the wireless services, and spin them out as a separate company to the shareholders who can put in place executives focused on wireline/FiOS service??

Then those in charge of wireless will not have these "distractions" to contend with.

Then those in charge of wireline/FiOS services will not have to contend with the 'desires' of the executives in charge of wireless.

OR do those wireless executives like the prospect of milking the wireline COW for all of the milk it has in order to "invest" in wireless services??

Remember, in most states, wireline (aka "copper") is a regulated monopoly with a guaranteed rate of return. Wireless is NOT!

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¹ From: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2993436-the-future-of-verizon-according-to-cfo-fran-shammo

The "money part":

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Granted, the flipside to focusing so much on wireless is that Verizon's wireline business often gets forgotten. While wireline includes declining businesses like home phone services it also includes growing services like FiOS broadband internet and TV. If Shammo's guidance for wireline CAPEX to decline is any indication of the future, then Verizon clearly sees more upside in its wireless business for the future.

As a result, Verizon has begun to sell legacy wireline assets in order to pay for investments and acquisitions in its wireless space. As explained in a previous article, Verizon's decision to spend $130 billion for full control of Verizon Wireless makes it difficult for the company to be aggressive in debt markets from this point forward, and because it heavily diluted the stock during the acquisition it can't use public offerings to find cash. That means Verizon must sell assets.

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² From: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/20/verizon-cfo-claims-unlimited-data-is-dead/

An insight into Verizon's "way of thinking":

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"La la la la. I can't hear you." Verizon's CFO, Fran Shammo, might've just as well made those comments with his hands firmly cupped over his ears, as the firm's chief number cruncher told attendees at today's Goldman Sachs investor conference, "Unlimited is just a word, it doesn't really mean anything." While Sprint and T-Mobile would certainly take issue with that statement, Shammo then dug the hole deeper by saying, "That whole unlimited thing, I think, is going by the wayside." These comments were made in the context of Shammo playing up the carrier's shared data plans, wherein he explained his belief that consumers "think they consume a lot more data than they really do." Shammo also revealed that Verizon has converted more subscribers and devices over to the new scheme than it'd initially anticipated.

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IOW - MILK THAT COW!!!!!

Re: Pricing's gonna change...

<quote>Multiple space efforts are under way - LOHAN and PARIS to name but two :)</quote>

W T F ? ? ?

LOHAN and PARIS are nothing more than some silly attempt to slag off executive bonus money for a chosen few to have a "good time"!!

</sarcasm>

Re: Another reason...

<quote>I've said to people for years "never piss off your IT people - they can make your life hell".</quote>

That was a lesson painfully learned by a mangler who annoyed one of our networking people.

His wired ethernet connection would randomly drop from 1Gbs full duplex down to 10Mbs HALF duplex without warning.

Served the mangling asshole right.

Re: Can't we all just get along?

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I honestly can't *WAIT* for some middle eastern push-or-pull-start indian to deny one of those christ-spouting-holier-than-thou imbeciles the 'privilege' of purchasing a tank of gas because they're hardcore old-school Muslim, and the preacher's wife had the *audacity* to not only be in public without being wrapped in an area rug that has only eye holes cut in it, but *SPOKE ALOUD* in the presence of the all-controlling-I-know-better-than-you-ever-will Menfolk. That offended their 'religious sensibilities' (insane as they can be), and now that sort of behavior is encouraged by the word of law. After all, if Christians (aka, narrow-minded shitbags) can discriminate based on their religion, and America is all about equality and freedom, why can't other religions discriminate?

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Man, do I like your way of thinking.

</snark>

I am trying to wrap my head around the idea of the local Muslim community demonstrating outside the (heathen) Christian houses of worship demanding that Christian females start dressing modestly. Get out your burka ladies!

I have lived in the South since the early 1970's, after leaving the Midwest. While in the more urban locations, the 'temperament' of society has slowly become better, all one has to do it to travel to its """backwoods""" to experience time travel. In some of these places far off the beaten path, you may get to experience what life was like nearly 100 years ago.

Simply put, if you ain't a white middle class Anglo-Saxon male you ain't shit.

Females need not apply.

Blacks and browns need not apply.

Jews and any other non Christians need not apply.

If you don't have any money, you need not apply.

IOW - if you are NOT Donald Trump, the rich local banker or businessman you need not apply.

BUT, if you worship Jesus Christ, and spread HIS Holy Word, then The Kingdom, The Power and The Glory^TM are all yours.

Re: That's nice.

<quote>Unfortunately, the media in general has a tendency to consider anyone who has made a lot of money as all-knowing. </quote>

So THAT explains the fascination with Donald Trump????

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Re: Will it be built with NSA spying included?

No need, as the land terminating equipment will have all of the NSA's """goodness""" backdoored in.

Re: Less is more.

<quote>The more and more junk they add into these suites the worse it gets.</quote>

But, but marketing needs some """reason"""¹ to sell you new kit.

¹ New!! IMPROVED!! (You know the typical marketing bullshit.)

Re: No magic bullet

<quote>For example, you may have a system where root needs to administer the actual computer, but you wouldn't want the root user to have full control over the system; for example you may have sensative information on there, which the systems administrator may not be authorised to read.</quote>

So THAT is why I had my ass handed to me after opening the file:

2016Q1 Executive Bonus.xls

Re: You call that a heist ?

<quote>Consider a drug dealer who breaks into a pharmacy and makes off with 10 cartons only to find out they are full of prescription stool softener. </quote>

The best use for 10 cases of prescription stool softener would be to provide them to various members of Government and Law Enforcement; starting with those blokes at the FBI. It may cure them of their ills.

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Re: The second mistake

<quote>...was Microsoft not owning up that it was 'Tay' was actually a disenfranchised Windows 10 evangelist Loverock Davidson in disguise.</quote>

There!

FTFY!

Re: Dog or dictionary?

<quote>Terrism? Terrist? You got some kind of dog issue going on?</quote>

No, he is being paranoid, after all, the TLAs like to scour the internet for suspicious activity, and the correct use of the proper term might bring down the jack boots of law enforcement; in a bungled attempt to stave off the next world wide news item.

RE: bastard should rot in jail

<quote><5 years is too lenient by far.</quote>

Not really, IF, before he is released, he gets to spend some """quality time""" with his victims.

He might even come out of prison, a changed man.

Re: Demarcation?!?

<quote>Why the hell is a control system on a publicly accessible network in the first place? </quote>

So Joe PHB can get his reports ANYTIME he wants. Mr PHB can't do shit without his reports.

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Re: So you're saying . . ..

<quote>We will promptly send a Troubleshooter team to deal with the problem.</quote>

OK???

(Later gets phone call from """Microsoft Technical Support"""): "This is Microsoft Technical Support. Your computer has been sending alerts to Microsoft regarding an infected USB drive. I can help you resolve the issue..."

Re: Has the world (or at least the US) gone mad?

It WILL if Donald Trump gets elected!!!!!

Re: It highlights one point ot the Unix philosophy Poettering doesn't get

What do you expect from someone who has taken a cue from the Microsoft School of Computer Programming????

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Re: am I the only one

<quote>Who thibnks (sic) a speechwriter and someone who hangs around shoreditch and 'innovative' wannabe's are dangerously under qualified to be called CIO's and just waiting for the revolving door to move a Trebuchet to launch them into another CxO role career trajectory?</quote>

FTFY!!!

Re: Firefox and NoScript

I feel your pain, as I am also a No Script user, and I have experienced that same bullshit on some sites.

BUT, I have seen one technique, which I will not describe, (so I don't give lazy web coders any ideas) that I consider downright NASTY.

It involves, as you have noted, javascript code pulling down even more javascript code in order to display the page. I can only take away this: some really sneaky fuck wanted to insure that their web page does not display well if ANY ad blocking is employed.

As a result, I have blacklisted their site for both my personal, and work related use. FUCK THEM!

Re: Reality Check

<quote>I expect a few falling on their swords with ridiculous golden parachutes to protect the true culprits behind the abysmal and systematic mess that is DWP and Universal Credit.</quote>

A much better solution would be to reward those incompetents with a lead bullet, like the Chinese do.

Re: Open Internet

<quote>A paid-for "study" with the startling (/s) conclusion that only their system is "safe".</quote>

Not unlike those sponsored by Microsoft that conclude that Windows has......

The devil is IN those details.

Re: Windows on Linux next?

<quote>The thought of 'the Registry' on linux just makes me want to throw up.</quote>

Then I would have to guess that you haven't heard of systemd????

Re: communicating with them using ALL of their registered methods

<quote>Although they might have to rein back on their branch closure executive bonus pool programme to make that a feasible option for a lot of us.</quote>

FTFY!!!

Re: Nawww

<quote>the radar system runs on win7...</quote>

and the pilot gets in mid flight a message from Microsoft Technical Support telling him (or her) that his "PC" is infected.

Perhaps the best way to end this 'scourge' of the PC industry would be for the pilot to request landing co-ordinates so the "Technical Support" personnel can """inspect""" the problem first hand.

The only problem the pilot would have is in explaining why he (or she) is short a missile or two upon return to base.

Re: One should note that Microsoft isn't a homogeneous company

<quote>Parts of Microsoft see Windows as a sinking ship, ...</quote>

Sub's Captain: "Commander Tux, put another torpedo in it, and send it to the bottom!!!!!!"

Re: Ha ha ha

<quote>$100,000 fine? Cost of doing business...</quote>

Nah!!! Just a little less in the executive bonus pool. That's all.

Re: Shit coding

<quote>I've been convinced for years that testing has to be performed over a slow link, say 2400 110 bps.

That would force out the horrible bloat we see.</quote>

There. FTFY!!!

(PS - showing my age, aren't I?)

RE: Obligatory:The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Thanks for that blast from the past.

The 30-somethings around here, well..........

Re: Gold? Fort Knox?

<quote>Gold in Fort Knox?

There isn't any?</quote>

We know, Goldfinger stole it all ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058150/ )

Re: I won't believe it

Not effective.

Considering how many times SCO was supposed to be dead, that fucking zombie came back to life; I feel some investor sucker will continue to finance it long after its "sell-by" date.

Re: Customers already have no option

<quote>Blocking this merger would at least be a start in that direction....</quote>

But, sir, you forget, here in the USofA, we have Best Government (Corporate) Money Can Buy, and increasing competition is not in the best of corporate interests.

Consumers exist to be fleeced, end of story.

"Par for the course"

<quote>Isn't this par for the course for Verizon? Let an area degrade, find a sucker to buy it and profit.</quote>

Like THIS ONE:

http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20150206/NEWS01/150209942/frontier-inks-1054b-deal-for-verizon-wireline-assets

From the linked article:

<quote>Frontier said it expects to reduce operational costs by $525 million in the first year, and by $700 million in the third year because Verizon has higher overhead costs.</quote>

Note emphasis mine

<quote>I suppose the fanbois are resting assured that their delivery of Win10 comes though only one method - forced down their throats shoved up their ass.</quote>

There!

FTFY!!!

Re: Choosing Oracle..

After all, Larry needed some funds to go island shopping.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/magazine/larry-ellison-island-hawaii.html

Re: Darwin is calling

<quote>... I'd be very highly suspicious of it but I guess the kind of people these target don't fall into the tech savvy/above average intelligence/overly cynical and suspicious group(s) as found here fall into the lowest 25 percentile of the intelligence scale.</quote>

There!!

FTFY!